Yes, clothes in public are disrespectful. Ever been to a public bath house? "Hats indoors" is a superset of "hats in a theater" (ignoring outdoor theaters). Sa

Yes, clothes in public are disrespectful. Ever been to a public bath house? "Hats indoors" is a superset of "hats in a theater" (ignoring outdoor theaters). Saying that something applies to a subset isn't an argument for why it should apply to a superset. There might be a good argument for them being rude. The theater isn't that argument.